A grandad died after being exposed to asbestos while working at the Hoover washing machine factory for more than 30 years, an inquest has heard. Brian Case, 81, spent three decades working on the assembly lines and testing new washing machines at the Hoover factory in Merthyr Tydfil, which closed in 2009.
Mr Case was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a type of cancer that is normally associated with being exposed to asbestos, and died weeks later. An inquest heard father-of-four Mr Case died at his home in nearby Treharris just a month after he was diagnosed with the aggressive cancer.
The diagnosis came after he started to complain of a bad back before hospital scans revealed a shadow on his lung. Mr Case's family launched legal action against Hoover following his death.
